Sardine Searching – Mtakatyi River Lodge to Banana Bay

Banana Bay Sardine Searching for Sardines

Sardine Searching – Mtakatyi River Lodge to Banana Bay Now this is how you go looking for sardines! The Sardine News crew is back sardine searching, styling it up at Mtakatyi River Lodge — the perfect base for chasing fish and waves along the Wild Coast. From the meandering road that links Coffee Bay, Umdumbi, … Read more

The uMzimkhulu – The Last Significant Free-flowing River in KZN

The uMzimkhulu – The Last Significant free-flowing river in South Africa

The uMzimkhulu – The Last Significant Free-flowing River in KZN by Dr Anthony Turton “Man oh man do we have a star guest writer on the website now! Introducing Professor Turton!” – Professor at University of the Freestate, Environmental Advisor, Speaker, Author. Nick Steele Memorial Award (South African Environmentalist of the Year) 2010 Green Globe … Read more

“Working on Sunshine – Whoa-aoh”

Solar panel on the TSLA Turtle for powering the electric outboard

“Working on Sunshine – Whoa-aoh” “Working on Sunshine – Whoa-aoh” – time to feel good! Feeling defiantly efficient today as load shedding did NOT stop me in my tracks this time around. I hauled a big battery off my solar-powered boat and plugged it in via a neat little 800 Watt inverter. That I normally … Read more

Thrilling start to KZN South Coast billfish bite

Philips first sailfish was on a Penn Jigmaster 500L

Thrilling start to KZN South Coast billfish bite A thrilling start to KZN South Coast billfish bite: there are many billfish hunting along the colour line on the KZN South Coast right now! Arriving dead on time, same as the dorado, the billfish are here! Sightings, encounters and hookups aplenty. See the movie – of … Read more

Busting the Spotted Grunter on camera in the Umzimkulu Estuary

Busting the Spotted Grunter

Busting the Spotted Grunter on camera in the Umzimkulu Estuary Busting the Spotted Grunter on camera in the Umzimkulu Estuary: after a couple of years of using these GoFish underwater cameras now, we are still learning how to get the best results… But this past Friday saw a revelation, as we finally busted those wily … Read more